Ursus americanus

Thunderstorms, lashing rain, precipitous drops in temperature, tornado sightings... I love all of this horrible weather we've been having in the American Midwest. It's perfect for hibernating.

B. T.

In purplish pencil he is peaceful:

In pen he has a gloomier cast:

Here is another drawing of the same subject in a very cross mood.

Postcards

Two postcards I received last week:

One from the UK and one from the Vatican, which is an independent country and has its own postal system, apparently.

Here's my postcard for the Today I Saw Postcard Swap. It's going to Australia.

Cucumbers and tomatoes

A sketch and a drawing from the weekend:

I can't wait until they're all grown up. I like them on open-faced sandwiches with butter and salt.

Drawing book in review

I like monsters. Before I drew them with my red litho crayon, I often used purple marker. Or I made them with paper.

Here are sketches of a dog breed I'd never heard of until last year:

After I made these sketches I drew this Schipperke on a postcard and mailed it away.

(More about postcards later. I love them.)

Oh, and one time I drew a house:

I meant to fill this page with more houses in other colors, but never got around to it. I like how blank it looks, though.

In March I began a series of portraits in red litho crayon. Then I started this blog. I've enjoyed sharing my drawings with you, and I look forward to sharing pages from my new drawing book, too.

A few things inspired me to start blogging. Jill's Today I Saw blog was one of them. It combines two things I really like: drawing and postcards. If you're fond of either, and you have an address, then you'll definitely want to be part of her postcard swap.